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sa·lon [suh-lon; Fr. sa-lawn] Show IPA
noun, plural -lons [-lonz; Fr. -lawn] Show IPA.
1.
a drawing room or
reception room in a large house.
2.
an assembly of guests in such a room, especially an assembly, common during the 17th and 18th centuries, consisting of the leaders in society, art, politics, etc.
3.
a hall or place used for the exhibition of works of art.
4.
a shop, business, or department of a store offering a specific product or
service, especially one catering to a fashionable clientele: a dress
salon; a hair
salon.
5.
(initial capital letter) (in France)
a.
the Salon, an annual exhibition of works of art by living artists, originally held at the Salon d'Apollon: it became, during the 19th century, the focal point of artistic controversy and was identified with academicism and official hostility to progress in art.
b.
a national exhibition of works of art by living artists: Salon des Refusés; Salon des Indépendants.
Origin: 1705–15; < French < Italian salone, equivalent to sal(a) hall (< Germanic; compare Old
English sæl, Old Saxon seli, German Saal, Old Norse salr) + -one augmentative suffix
Can be confused: salon, saloon.
sa·loon [suh-loon] Show IPA
noun
1.
a place for the
sale and
consumption of alcoholic drinks.
2.
a room or place for general use for a specific purpose: a dining saloon on a ship.
3.
a large
cabin for the common use of passengers on a passenger vessel.
4.
British.
a.
(in a tavern or pub) a section of a bar or barroom separated from the public bar and often having more comfortable furnishings and a quieter atmosphere.
b.
saloon car.
5.
a drawing room or
reception room.
Origin: 1720–30; variant of salon
Can be confused: salon, saloon.